Activists aiding families of terror victims, fallen soldiers get Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement

Education Minister Yoav Kisch announces that the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement will be awarded to two leaders of NGOs aiding families of terror victims and of fallen IDF soldiers.

The laureates of the prize, considered the country’s highest honor, are Chantal Belzberg, founding director of OneFamily, which aids families of terror victims, and Irit Oren Gunders, founder and CEO of Or L’Mishpachot (Hebrew for Light for Families), which aids bereaved parents of fallen security forces.

“The prize is awarded to both for their extensive and moving activity to support bereaved families and terror victims,” Kisch posts on X. “These are exemplars of leadership, giving and national responsibility, who have devoted their lives to accompanying, strengthening and giving hope to those who have paid the highest price for the security of the state.”

The prize will be awarded on Independence Day, which will fall on April 22.

שמחתי לבשר היום לגב' שנטל בלזברג והגב' עירית אורן גונדרס שהן שותפות להישג כלות פרס ישראל לשנת תשפ"ו בתחום מפעל חיים – תרומה מיוחדת לחברה ולמדינה.

הפרס מוענק לשתיהן על פעילותן הענפה והמרגשת לתמיכה במשפחות השכולות ובנפגעי טרור. מדובר בדמויות מופת של מנהיגות, נתינה ואחריות לאומית,… pic.twitter.com/MMkaVSsYZp

— יואב קיש Yoav Kisch (@YoavKisch) March 26, 2026